Tips from ME on The Wedding Chicks!

Today it is officially Winter and hopefully all of you have your gifts in order and are ready to celebrate with family friends. I know that Amy and I are ready to do some serious gift giving.

Speaking of gifts… if you are having an out of town guest a Custom Welcome Tote is a spectacular way to greet your loved ones and thank them for sharing this special day with you.

If your are having a hard time deciding what to put in your Wedding Welcome Tote, Sara over at www.sarasgraciousgoodies.com sells great little packages all ready to put in your Welcome Totes at great prices. Since most of you chickadees are planning your spring and summer weddings Sara has some great ideas for a Summer Welcome Package.

WHAT TO PUT IN YOUR WELCOME TOTES
Start with a Sandal or Ice Cream Cone Rice Krispie Treat! Everyone will not only love this for its novelty feel but for the amazing taste! In addition to the Krispies, I like to include a box of Popcorn, a bag of Potato Chips and Cookies finished with a bottle of water. These are basic goodies everyone loves!

FREE ITEMS THAT WOULD GO GREAT IN YOUR WELCOME TOTES
It helps to include products that are signature to your home town. For example, in NY I often include a cupcake from the famous Crumbs Bakery, a Black and White Cookie that are a NY staple and popcorn from The Hampton Popcorn Factory since everyone in and outside of NY has heard the Hamptons buzz.

To add something even more special (and free!) you can include menus of some of your favorite local restaurants. An emergency kit that includes such necessities as Aspirin, Mouthwash, and a nail file would be thoughtful as well. For something DIY you can customize a personal “Do Not Disturb… recovering from Sara & Brian’s Wedding” sign for guests to use after their amazing night at your wedding! You can easily find these templates online or at your local craft store.

Thank You to Sara from www.sarasgraciousgoodies.com for the tips.

Thanks to the incredibly talented Jocey and Amy from The Wedding Chicks for the post. Make sure you check out their fabulous Custom Welcome Totes - we look forward to featuring them as a New Product on our site soon!

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Those last few weeks in the final lead up to your Wedding day are renowned for being high-stress, time-poor days to say the least! Thankfully someone is a step ahead of us and can help alleviate some of those last minute tasks. Sara’s Gracious Goodies is a New York based service specialising in Welcome Bags for out of town Wedding guests.

Sara has cleverly hand-picked a range of premium products with weary, over-travelled guests in mind as a treat for them when they arrive at their hotel. A tasty treat to make them feel more at home, as well as a thank-you for taking the time to make it to your big day. With a great range of Hotel Amenity Packages brimming with goodies from Pretzels to Popcorn… Cookies to I ♥ NY Chocolates, there’s a package to suit every style-savvy bride. There’s even a great range of New York themed Totes and Wine Bags to really personalise your gifts.

The thing I love most about the service is that Sara’s Gracious Goodies will actually hand-deliver each of the packages for you. Not only do you get the satisfaction of welcoming your guests and helping them settle-in, but you also save precious time by allowing Sara to do the hard work for you. What better way to give your guests a little taste of NYC without setting a foot out the door! ♥

For more information on Sara’s Gracious Goodies range and prices please see the website.

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"As a Wedding Planner my clients are always asking me about ways they can honor their guests if they are traveling. The answer is usually Goodies Bags left at the Hotels the guests are staying at. As someone who has also been on the other side and received a bag upon check-in it’s really appreciated and quite a treat….I mean who doesn’t like to come back to the hotel room and maybe after a few cocktails have a little midnight snack?

But one of the hardest parts is figuring out what to put in those bags…and how to possibly package them…and maybe a novel little trinket that your guests will remember their visit to a specific area. Well…Sara’s Gracious Goodies takes all the guessing work out of this detail for brides. Not only does she couple great snacks & beverages together…but she also does themed bags that can represent a great city such as New York (and it’s not because this is where I’m from & reside)…or a winter wedding!

And don’t think it’s just snacks that you’ll get in these goodie packages…one of my favorite ones is the NYC Treat, which includes 2 Lil Poland Spring Waters , Weekly edition of NY Magazine , NYC Traffic Treats, I LOVE NY Chocolates, Large Black and White Cookie , Kettle Korn Popcorn from The Hampton Popcorn Factory & Chocolate Chip Cookies from Tates Bakery…And they can be packaged inside your choice of a Map Tote (Queens, Bronx, NYC, Manhattan or Brooklyn)…How much more NYC can you get!? Fabulous and your guests will absolutely love it!

Her ideas bring a little more of a high end quality & representation to the classic hotel guest bag. Prices for the goodies range from $10 – $38 per package & then $10 per tote. However, if you don’t want to pay for the tote, atleast you can purchase the goodies and go with a less expensive route of a colorful paper bag from PaperMart (a great wholesale priced supplies store).

Great find…and great bargain…without the hassle!"

Fab Find!

If your contemplating Welcome Bags for your NY hotel guests consider this
Fabulous Find from Map Tote!

These simple cotton totes come in various bag styles and are silkscreened
with your favorite city.

What a great way to Welcome your Out of Town Guests to NY!

Available for purchase at www.maptote.com

Let us help!
We offer these incredible totes and can add an assortment of the best goodies NY has to offer! www.SarasGraciousGoodies.com

From Well Wed The Hamptons

Hamptons Noteworthy News: Sara's Gracious Goodies

From Opulent Homes to rustic farms stands to fresh breezes and crashing waves at the beach, spring and summer in The Hamptons provides a perfect backdrop for a romantic destination wedding. Delight your guests and keep the memory of your very special day alive with handcrafted treats from local businesses and artisans.

Offerring such stuffed treats is Sara's Gracious Goodies! People coming in from out-of-town for your wedding will delight at discovering these little surprise gifts in their hotel rooms. Sara's Gracious Goodies, a new Long Island company, will deliver the snacks right to their hotel door!

Sara's Gracious Goodies is also excited about the new Map Totes which is available in several cities and sizes (Grocery Tote as well as Wine Totes). These are amazing on their own or filled with Sara's own unique goodies!